Necktie holder



J. c YOUNG NECKT'LE HOLDER April 2, 1929.

Filed Sept. 1927 Patented Apr. 1929,.

UNITED STATES JOHN CLIFFORD YOUNG, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

NECKTIE HOLDER.

Application filed September 8, 1927. Serial No. 218,318.

The invention relates to a necktie holder.

The object of the present invention is to' necktie holder of strong,durable, and comparativel inexpensive construction, adapted to be reaily applied to'a necktie and a shirt and connectin the necktie with thegarment and capable 0 allowing a limited-movement of the necktie up anddown so that the necktie will not be dislodged when the wearer lifts hischin or moves his head, as is often the case where a single clasp isemployed for securing the necktie to the shirt.

When the ordinary clasp is employed for securing the necktie to theshirt, and the necktie is left loose above the clasp, the necktie sagsover the clasp and becomes wrinkledand unsightly, and when there is noslack in the necktie above the clasp the knotted portion of the necktieis often dislodged and moved from its proper position when the wearerlifts his chin. The present invention is designed to avoid theseobjections resulting from the use of the ordinary necktie clasp.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed, set forth in the claims appended hereto, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, it being understood that various changes inthe form, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

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Figure 1 is a front elevation of a necktie holder constructed inaccordance with this invention and shown applie; to a necktie, aport-ion of a shirt being shown and a necktie being illustrated indotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the ne ktie holder showing the loop memberarranged on the lower member of the holder, the device being detached.

Fig. 3 is a similar view, the loop member being removed from the lower,member of the holder.

Fig. is a plan view illustrating another form of loop member. I

In the accompanying drawing, in which are illustrated thepreferredembodiments of the invention, the necktie hofd sr comprises inits construction a clasp 1, a short chain 2 or other suitable flexibleconnection, and a loop member which, in the form illustrated in Figs. 1to 3, inclusive, consists of an oblong loop. 3 composed of spacedsidesand connect- 1ng ends and adapted to be arranged on the clasp 1, asclearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The clasp 1 may be of anydesired construction and is composed of upper and lower members 4 and 5hinged together adacent their rear ends by a suitable pintle 6 andy1eldably urged towards each other by a suitable spring 7. One endof'the chain is suitably secured to the lower clasp member and the loopmember, which is secured to the other end of the chain, is adapted to beplaced on the upper or lower clasp member. The clasp members areprovided at their front ends with inwardly extending teeth or engagingportions 8 for gripping the necktie n the usual manner. In the formillustrated in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, of the drawings, the chaln ispassed through the adjacent buttonhole 9 of the shirt 10 and the loopmember is placed on the lower or rear clasp member or jaw and the claspis then engaged with the edge of the necktie. The chain permits :1limited movement of the necktie and retains the same in place withoutsubjecting the necktie to a constant strain which often results in adislodgement or displacement of the knotted ortion of a necktie when thesame is subected to a constant tension with an ordinary clasp.

In Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawing is illustrated another form ofloop member 11, having a narrow portion 12 and an enlarged portion 13forming a substantially keyhole opening. The loop member 11 is designedto be engaged with a button 14 of a shirt, but it may also be placed onthe clasp if desired. Various other forms of loop members may, ofcourse, be employed.

. What is claimed is:

.1. A necktie holder com rising a necktie engaging clasp, a loop mem er,and a flexible connection having one end attached to the clasp and theother end attached to the loop member, said loop member being ofsubstantially oblong form and of a size to fit on one of the members ofthe clasp after being passed through a buttonhole of a shirt, wherebythe flexible connection will form a loose such a length as to allow ofsmall relative connection for anchoring the necktie to the movementbetween the tie and the shirt of the 10 shirt. wearer Without placingthe connection under 2. A necktie holder comprising a necktie tension. 5engaging clasp adapted to engage the side In testimony whereof I havehereunto set .edge of the tie, a rigid loop member, an inmy hand.

elastic flexible connection between the clasp and the loop, the saidconnection being of JOHN CLIFFORD YOUNG.

